Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update to arrive shortly after Unpacked event on Aug. 29
The international
Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) will have its update to Android 4.1
Jelly Bean
launched next week after the company's Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin,
Android Central can exclusively reveal. Sources familiar with Samsung's
plans inform us that the firmware is in the final stages of testing.
The current schedule calls for the release of the international S3 Jelly
Bean update shortly after the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin,
Germany next Wednesday, Aug. 29. That's the same event at which we're
expecting to see Samsung's Galaxy Note successor. Following the event,
we understand the update will roll out in a number of countries,
including the United Kingdom.
As we revealed during our teardown of a
leaked Jelly Bean build,
the update will introduce familiar Jelly Bean features like the
redesigned notification shade and Google Now. In addition, it'll include
new
TouchWiz features
like "dormant mode" for better notification and alert management, as
well as "easy mode" for simplified home screen operation.
As for the U.S. and Canada, we have no information on when the
LTE-capable Snapdragon S4-powered Galaxy S3 variants can expect their
Jelly Bean update, but we're sure Samsung will be just as keen to
deliver speedy Android 4.1 upgrades for customers in North America too.
Regardless, international S3 owners should have reason to celebrate
in a little over a week's time, as Samsung turns around a major Android
OS update in record time. It certainly wouldn't be the first time the
manufacturer's delivered a product on announcement -- last week it
announced and launched the Galaxy Note 10.1 on the same day in New York City.
Via
Android Central
